Product Description

The hottest hobby around is the perfect outdoor activity for kids; the fresh, energetic designs in The Gardening Book will inspire kids to get growing. Learn how to choose plants and give them what they need to grow, use your craft skills to make a scarecrow or funky yet useful flower container and much, much more. Atmospheric photography, helpful cartoon gardening characters, and easy to follow text make The Gardening Book the ideal introduction to the rewarding world of kids' horticulture.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #739818 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 48 pages

Review
What better way to get children interested in gardening than with a fun-filled, attractively laid-out book on the subject? Full of zany ideas clearly illustrated and explained in child-friendly language, this is sure to sow some horticultural seeds to mature in later life as an enjoyable hobby. Dinosaur worlds, desert landscapes, painted pots, herb sachets and garden mobiles intermingle with the more serious subjects such as vegetable growing. All presented in a wacky child-appealing format, this is sure to appeal even if gardening doesn't. So encourage them outside and let them discover for themselves the wonders of nature with these imaginative projects. - Lucy Watson

About the Author
Jane Bull has written many children's books and was one of the original designers of the DK Eyewitness series. DK books by Jane Bull include: created The Rainy Day Activity Book, The Outdoor Activity Book, The Halloween Book, and The Magic Book.

Customer Reviews

For science-fair projects or rainy-day fun amusements
Jane Bull's The Gardening Book is lively and engaging gardening book for kids which is filled from cover to cover with full-color photographs, easy-to-follow instructions for indoor and outdoor gardening, suggestions for growing flowers and herbs ideal for gift-giving, and much, much more. A welcome and popular addition to any family, school, or community library gardening guide collection for children, The Gardening Book is highly recommended activity guide for science-fair projects, rainy-day fun amusements, or budding backyard gardeners.

Green Thumbs Up for this Clever Book!
Subtitled "Make your Own Garden with 50 Green Activities," this slender volume is packed with clever, creative projects for the budding horticulturist.

With the book's instructions, a child might plant a mini-earthscape in which plastic dinosaurs roam or tiny toy trucks labor. He or she might create "grass people," apparently cousins of Mr. Potato Head-but with grass coiffures needing frequent trimmings. The young reader may decide to raise cherry tomatoes in a hand-painted pot. Or to grow fragrant herbs and make a catnip sock toy for kitty.

The beauty of this volume is its clarity and focus; projects are described with photos and a minimum of words. The projects chosen are basic (not many materials required; can be done indoors or out) yet fun and imaginative, and the instructions are thorough enough that school-age children can carry out the projects with a minimum of adult help.

Green thumbs up for "The Gardening Book" and the hours of fun it promises.

Indoor Gardening-Perfect
This book was great and very useful for a science lesson with the kids on indoor gardening. The information is simple and easy to understand. The gardening projects are perfect for a child and adult. The layout was easy to read and colorful. Great for any classroom or home use. So go ahead and start gardening today.